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Mercury Recoil Reducer

Late-BloomerLate-Bloomer Member Posts: 249 ✭✭✭
edited January 2007 in Ask the Experts
I purchased a Winchester Model 70 SS Classic in 375 H&H Magnum last year for an upcoming African hunt. The rifle was ordered direct from Winchester via a local dealer for me and is one of the last ones to come from the factory in this caliber. I replaced the factory installed plastic stock with with a H&S Precison synthetic with full aluminum bedding block. While the recoil is somewhat manageable while hunting it is not a very pleasant rifle to practice with. A friend of mine suggested I install a mercury recoil reducer in the stock. I have found very little info on the net about them. I would like to hear opinions from anyone who has tried them on how well they worked for you and what type you used. Did you install the reducer in the butt of the stock or imbed it under the barrel in the forearm? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!
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  • Late-BloomerLate-Bloomer Member Posts: 249 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    How do you put a Mercury vial(?) in a gunstock to reduce recoil?
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  • Late-BloomerLate-Bloomer Member Posts: 249 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I just recently heard about installing these tubes of mercury to help absorb recoil, but I can't find any figures regarding the percentage of recoil reduction. Does anyone have any personal experience with having one installed in their gun?

    I can only put about 10-15 rounds through my rifle at the range before my shoulder starts feeling it and I am considering having a mercury recoil reducer installed. I figured I would throw the question out before I made the investment though.

    Thanks
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  • Late-BloomerLate-Bloomer Member Posts: 249 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My 17 yr. old son is 5'4" tall and about 125lbs. He is shooting a Rem.700BDL .270 and he doesn't enjoy the recoil at all. I'm going to put on a limbsaver recoil pad, but my question is do you think this with a Mercury Recoil Reducer will be of any great help? Has anyone greatly benefited from this combo? Thank you for your experiences!
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  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Late-Bloomer,

    With all due respect for your choice for your son's rifle, I suggest that you trade it off and get him something along the lines of a .260 Rem. or a 7mm-08 Rem. with the Limb Saver pad. Borrow one or both for him to try and see what he has to say, don't just choose for him. I think at his size these cartridges will provide better entertainment for him.

    Best.
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  • 1KYDSTR1KYDSTR Member Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree with Nononsense to an extent. That old 270 affords a lot of flexibility, and will be a great gun for him when he gets a little more meat on his bones. The mercury recoil reducer is, however, a great if EXPENSIVE solution. They do what they ckaim to by making the gun heavier than stock weight, and therefor ameliorating some of the recoil. The expense is a heavier rifle that is less fun to carry in the field. Whichever choice you make, the other 2 calibers mentioned will do the trick on deer quite nicely.
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  • PC800PC800 Member Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just use the reduced recoil Remington loads. That and the limbsaver will bring it down to 243 levels. Then he can use the full power 270 loads when he is bigger. My 10 year old son looks like a starving ethiopian and he hunts with a Ruger compact 308, using the reduced loads and the limbsaver. Works great.
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  • vdms55vdms55 Member Posts: 298 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    another option......a muzzle break, but the cost may warrant just buying one of the other rifles
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  • jbw1776jbw1776 Member Posts: 3,056
    edited November -1
    Try the Limbsaver by itself first. Easy to install. I'd bet that would be all it takes.

    Ben
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  • Late-BloomerLate-Bloomer Member Posts: 249 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This forum has done it again! [:D] [:D] [:D]

    All this advice makes it so much easier to see what my options are & why?

    My son & I both love the flexibility of the .270 caliber with deer & elk.

    I was thinking of going the route that was suggested in the 7mm-08, because he enjoys shooting his uncles' 7x57,but I would lose some of that flexibility!

    But, I never thought of using a Remington reduced recoil load either until he is a little bigger! So that, and a limbsaver, and having the stock cut to custom fit him will certainly be awesome for now! No need to add the mercury reducer's weight to tote around!

    Again, I say thanks guys! Your suggestions will make this work and both he & I are grateful
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  • iwannausernameiwannausername Member Posts: 7,131
    edited November -1
    How about a small reloading setup and just load some reduced loads for the 270? I can't imagine that you'd be firing more than a box or two at a sitting...
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  • tsavo303tsavo303 Member Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    +1
    quote:Originally posted by PC800
    Just use the reduced recoil Remington loads. That and the limbsaver will bring it down to 243 levels. Then he can use the full power 270 loads when he is bigger. My 10 year old son looks like a starving ethiopian and he hunts with a Ruger compact 308, using the reduced loads and the limbsaver. Works great.
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  • nards444nards444 Member Posts: 3,994 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    a 270 cant be all that bad. I mean if you have to go down get something like a 243 or 257. Bolt action rifles arent meant to fire round after round anyways. He might just have to grow into it or be able to take it
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